{"id":369816,"date":"2024-02-22T04:57:15","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T05:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=369816"},"modified":"2024-02-22T07:03:08","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T07:03:08","slug":"right-up-there-aussie-reclaims-no-1-with-insane-wave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=369816","title":{"rendered":"'Right up there': Aussie reclaims No.1 with insane wave"},"content":{"rendered":"

A\ufeffussie Molly Picklum<\/a> has reclaimed the World Surf League<\/a> No.1 ranking after a stunning back-to-back victory at the Sunset Beach pro event. <\/p>\n

The 21-year-old shocked commentators with a 9.67 wave during the tournament, \ufeffwhere her board left the water momentarily before she navigated an "avalanche" of white water behind her. <\/p>\n

Picklum then \ufeffput her hands in the air before slightly bowing and then fist bumping. <\/p>\n

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"I didn't think that stuff's possible [back-to-back], like what?" Picklum said after she was crowned. <\/p>\n

"It's just like, you can't predict it, Sunset's crazy. This goes right up there for me, for sure."<\/p>\n

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The Aussie's win caps an incredible two weeks after she \ufeffmade history at Pipeline earlier in February, riding the perfect 10 at the event, making it the first ever by a woman. <\/p>\n

Picklum's second win in a row at Sunset Beach puts her in company with Aussie legends Layne Beachley, Pam Burridge and Jodie Cooper as the four women to have achieved the feat. <\/p>\n

Central Coast raised Picklum had to hold off local Bettylou Sakura Johnson for her second title with the latter unlucky as conditions became flat while she competed in the final. <\/p>\n

\ufeff"What a moment, defending a title is just so hard in our sport. The ocean is in charge," Picklum said after her win. <\/p>\n

\ufeffThe event was a successful day out for Aussies in the field, with Jack Robinson also winning and improving his ranking to No.2. Robinson edged out Japan's Kanoa Igarashi for the title.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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